Which of the following requires a lot of labor, focuses on a small plot or land or both?
intensive agriculture
Which of the following was exported from the “new world” to the “old world” as part of the Colombian exchange?
tomatoes
Which of the following is the earliest hearth for rice farming?
East Asia
Which of the following is characteristic of subsistence farming?
large numbers of farmers in developing countries
Which of the following is NOT an indicator of commercial agriculture?
Type of grain farmed
Which of the following is NOT considered a benefit of the Green Revolution?
fertilizer runoff and water pollution
The seasonal migration of Saharan herders and their animals to highlands in the summer and valleys in the winter is an example of
transhumance
Southeastern China and East India are best known for subsistence farming that is
wet rice dominant
The images show examples of agricultural technology developed during different time periods. Which of the following statements is best supported by the images?
Image 2 shows an innovation that occurred in the Second Agricultural Revolution, reducing the amount of labor needed and increasing crop yields.
Which of the following best explains the spatial patterns illustrated in von Thünen’s model?
Labor-intensive farming of vegetables is done in small-scale plots in market gardens, while extensive grain crops are grown in large-scale fields far from the market town.
A typical grocery store in the United States may sell oranges grown primarily in California during part of the year and oranges grown primarily in South Africa during a different part of the year. Which of the following explains why oranges are available year-round in the United States?
Grocery stores sell oranges that are grown in locations with similar climates but different growing seasons.
Agricultural settlement patterns are partly determined by the survey system used to organize landownership. Which of the following best describes the survey methods used to delineate agricultural land and the associated settlement patterns shown in the two images?
The first image shows a long-lot survey method with a linear settlement pattern, and the second image shows a metes-and- bounds survey method with a dispersed settlement pattern.
Explain the connection between physical geography and agriculture practices.
Physical geography and agricultural practices are connected by physical features like water, soil, and climate affecting how people grow their crops. For example, people growing crops need the right conditions (climate) to grow what they specifically want.
Use the data shown on the maps, explain how the Green Revolutions affected farmers in less developed countries.
The data shown on the maps shows that The Green Revolution affected farmers in less developed countries because more rice yields were being produced in the less developed countries. There are a lot more dark-shaded areas that are in the less developed countries. In these countries, tons of Rice Yield increased.